OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN FILE

NHTSA campaign 18V662000

NHTSA campaign 18V662000 covers 10 published year-and-model reports from 2 makes in this index and lists 57,095 potentially affected units campaign-wide. VIN eligibility must be checked separately.

Report received September 27, 2018 · Snapshot September 21, 2026

01 / DEFECT RECORD

What NHTSA campaign 18V662000 says

NHTSA campaign 18V662000 identifies AIR BAGS and states that An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Defect summary

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2014 Honda Ridgeline vehicles nationwide. Honda is also recalling certain 2011-2012 Acura RL, 2011 Honda Element and 2011-2013 Ridgeline vehicles in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. Lastly, if not included above, Honda is recalling certain 2010-2011 Honda Element, 2010-2012 Acura RL and 2010-2013 Ridgeline vehicles in Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag air bag inflators assembled as part of the frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment (such as after a vehicle crash necessitating replacement of the original air bags), may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to higher absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

Consequence summary

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

02 / CORRECTIVE ACTION

Remedy for NHTSA campaign 18V662000

For NHTSA campaign 18V662000, the filed corrective action says: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began November 6, 2018. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are H2H and S2I.

Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began November 6, 2018. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are H2H and S2I.

Owner notification: November 6, 2018
Filing manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component groups: AIR BAGS

03 / PUBLISHED VEHICLES

Vehicles listed under NHTSA campaign 18V662000

RecallRoad links 10 year-and-model reports associated with NHTSA campaign 18V662000; the list reflects published source rows, not individual VIN coverage.

2014 Honda RidgelineOpen model-year report →2013 Honda RidgelineOpen model-year report →2012 Acura RlOpen model-year report →2012 Honda RidgelineOpen model-year report →2011 Acura RlOpen model-year report →2011 Honda ElementOpen model-year report →2011 Honda RidgelineOpen model-year report →2010 Acura RlOpen model-year report →2010 Honda ElementOpen model-year report →2010 Honda RidgelineOpen model-year report →